# Accident 20010413008179A: Cessna 172RG, Tacoma, WA, April 13, 2001

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 13, 2001, 19:46 local time
- Place: Tacoma, WA
- Airport: Tacoma Naarrows Airport
- Damage: No damage
- Location: 47.2902° N, 122.6196° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.2902&lon=-122.6196&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9551B, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9551B) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172RG (registry code 2072438, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172rg) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O&VO-360 series (registry code 41514, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172RG
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA01LA071](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA01LA071) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010413008179A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

(-23)PILOT NOTED ALTERNATOR LIGHT BLINKING THEN ON IN AIRCRAFT. PILOT MADE APPROACH AND LNADING TO RUNWAY 35 AT TIW TOUCHED DOWN WITH LANDING GEAR RETRACTED.  AFTER TOUCHING DOWN, THE PILOT ADDED POWER AND ATTEMPTED TO EXTEND THE GEAR AND LAND ON THE REMAINING RUNWAY.  THE AIRCRAFT DEPARTED THE RIGTH SIDE OF THE RUNWAY AND STOPPED  IN THE GRASS ON THE EAST SIDE OF THE RUNWAY FACING SOUTH.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB SEA01LA071](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA01LA071), Apr 14, 2001: Cessna 172 RG (N9551B), Gig Harbor, WA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to extend the airplane's landing gear while landing.

## Other reports on N9551B (3)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 20070711019339A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20070711019339A), Jul 11, 2007: Cessna 172RG (N9551B), Roche Harbor, WA, Substantial damage. (-23) Loss of electrical power enroute to Roche Harbor. Pilot determined gear was down and locked without the aircraft landing gear indicator lights. Gear…
- [Incident 20000619033759I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000619033759I), Jun 19, 2000: Cessna 172RG (N9551B), Tacoma, WA, Minor damage. (-23) During a instructional flight practicing engine out procedures, the student and instructor became involved in the simulated emergency, discussing and…
- [Incident 19970522015759I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970522015759I), May 22, 1997: Cessna 172RG (N9551B), Vashon, WA, Minor damage. Narrative: on departure from the Vashon airport the aircraft drifted slightly left allowing the nose wheel and horizontal stabilizer to contact 2 runway…

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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